Australia
Wednesday’s Gr.3 Geelong Cup (2400m) winner Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) has avoided a penalty for the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on Tuesday week. The Symon Wilde-trained daughter of Tavistock remains on 51kg in the Melbourne Cup, but has risen four places to 20th in the order of
New Zealand
Top-class three-year-old Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy) has been scratched from Saturday’s Gr. 3 Matamata Veterinary Services Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) after pulling a muscle in her hindquarters. The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained Group Two winner had finished a solid fourth in the Gr.3 Gold Trail Stakes (1200m)
New Zealand
Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is confident Field of Gold (Starspangledbanner) will handle the step up in class and distance when he steps out in Saturday’s Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. The talented three-year-old has won both of his starts this season and Pike said he has
New Zealand
Mackenzie Lad (NZ) (Vespa) is primed to showcase his Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 2000 Guineas (1600m) credentials when he tackles Saturday's Gr.3 War Decree Stakes (1600m) at Riccarton. That's the opinion of Riccarton trainer Matthew Pitman, who trains the Vespa three-year-old in partnership
Australia
A decade and a half after Todd Pollard entered the racing industry as an enthusiastic schoolboy, he now finds himself front and centre of one the world’s most famous races, the Gr.1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m). Pollard’s first taste of racing was as a 12-year-old working
New Zealand
Trainer Stephen Marsh holds a decent hand in the Gr.3 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Matamata on Saturday with debut winner Eva Chiara (NZ) (Savabeel) ($7) and Dubai Diva (Pride of Dubai) ($31), who has been luckless in recent outings, to represent his in-form stable. The former was impressive at
Australia
Tralee Rose has guaranteed her place in the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) after a game victory in Wednesday’s Gr.3 Geelong Cup (2400m). The daughter of Tavistock was on the cusp of a start in the great race, sitting 24th on the order of entry, and Warrnambool trainer
Australia
The Tony Pike-trained Tutukaka (NZ) (Tavistock) confirmed his staying prowess when powering home to land the Listed Geelong Classic (2200m) on Wednesday under a patient Damian Lane ride. The Tavistock gelding raced too fiercely when fifth in the Listed Super Impose Stakes (1800m) earlier in the month, and the decision
Australia
Trainer David Browne’s big game expedition to Victoria with the talented duo of Elephant (NZ) (Shocking) and Rhinoceros (NZ) (Vadamos) will take on a new look at the weekend. Browne is in charge of the venture with wife and training partner Emma-Lee back home looking after their Cambridge operation
Australia
At 31, trainer Jamie Richards makes most people seem like under-achievers. The Matamata horseman has 47 Group One wins to his name and will send out a live chance in the A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) on Saturday for the third year in succession. Four-time Group One
New Zealand
Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe says Irish Excuse is at the crossroads of his career, with his performance in the Ray Kean Life Membership 1200 at Wingatui on Thursday going a long way to determining his future. Now 11, No Excuse Needed gelding Irish Excuse has been a grand performer for
New Zealand
Gore trainer Ellis Winsloe says Irish Excuse (NZ) (No Excuse Needed) is at the crossroads of his career, with his performance in the Ray Kean Life Membership 1200 at Wingatui on Thursday going a long way to determining his future. Now 11, No Excuse Needed gelding Irish Excuse has been